just a bump, took me to 1000 posts.[8|]
Still awaiting a solution, been away a couple of days.
Herb VS Tabpub
Moderators: wdolson, Don Bowen, mogami
RE: The giant stirs
big seas, fast ships, life tastes better with salt
RE: The giant stirs
game back on
we live with the pilot bug -so now on both sides everyone is inexperienced[:D]
could make for a less bloody air combat model though -so we will battle on.
I have to re think final battle plans, also pilot training is now a waste of time, so I will just commence throwing planes into battle
Todays turn -bombs - a few more bombs
Looking for fuel, and ytrying to think -now where were we - OH yes, getting smashed on a daily basis!
The fleet back in Japan does not even at the moment have enough fuel to get to davao -and hardly a single port in japan has any as well.
Im just practising for Peak oil IRL[8|]
we live with the pilot bug -so now on both sides everyone is inexperienced[:D]
could make for a less bloody air combat model though -so we will battle on.
I have to re think final battle plans, also pilot training is now a waste of time, so I will just commence throwing planes into battle
Todays turn -bombs - a few more bombs
Looking for fuel, and ytrying to think -now where were we - OH yes, getting smashed on a daily basis!
The fleet back in Japan does not even at the moment have enough fuel to get to davao -and hardly a single port in japan has any as well.
Im just practising for Peak oil IRL[8|]
big seas, fast ships, life tastes better with salt
RE: The giant stirs
Posting from work and memory
back to the somewhat historical game [:D]
Strategically though Matrix has this game spot on.
I really, really feel the pain of japans lack of fuel, lack of resources now, and the effects of a devastating submarine campaign against me.
(but you do not need to play the game apparently to be able to talk about that)
Im scrambling for fuel, absolutely hunting for every last drop.
Today the fleet sailed for the last time from Japan -a real one way trip -no ship has enough fuel to get home[8|]
Over kendari the first fighters that I had training -Franks go into action, tabpub has been attacking with beufighters and P40"s -we lose 5 planes, he loses 21.
Nice
I am moving all planes to the front, and fighting -training no point now.
( We could not resolve the pilot bug). I have every merchant at sea now, all hunting fuel.
His SS sunk 3 ships today -with all ships leaving Japan now -I expect carnage.
Tabpub really knows how to play the SS war -he has won this game hands down with just them alone -that and capturing the resource centres totally brocken.
Game continues to be a lot of fun though - expect a terrible battle very soon.
Its the yammato's suicide run times 100[:'(]
back to the somewhat historical game [:D]
Strategically though Matrix has this game spot on.
I really, really feel the pain of japans lack of fuel, lack of resources now, and the effects of a devastating submarine campaign against me.
(but you do not need to play the game apparently to be able to talk about that)
Im scrambling for fuel, absolutely hunting for every last drop.
Today the fleet sailed for the last time from Japan -a real one way trip -no ship has enough fuel to get home[8|]
Over kendari the first fighters that I had training -Franks go into action, tabpub has been attacking with beufighters and P40"s -we lose 5 planes, he loses 21.
Nice
I am moving all planes to the front, and fighting -training no point now.
( We could not resolve the pilot bug). I have every merchant at sea now, all hunting fuel.
His SS sunk 3 ships today -with all ships leaving Japan now -I expect carnage.
Tabpub really knows how to play the SS war -he has won this game hands down with just them alone -that and capturing the resource centres totally brocken.
Game continues to be a lot of fun though - expect a terrible battle very soon.
Its the yammato's suicide run times 100[:'(]
big seas, fast ships, life tastes better with salt
RE: The giant stirs
23/7/44
The SS carnage continues -3 more AK lost/hit today to the ss
he pounds Kuala Lumpar resources with the B-29's
A nice big furl ball over kendari today -28 Franks and 20 tonies intercept 52 kittyhawks and 22 beaufighters
I lose 8 fighters, he loses 21!
the fleet/fleets are about parrallel with formosa - headed south
Any ship left that can carry fuel -or well about 75% are headed to davao with fuel as well.
The SS carnage continues -3 more AK lost/hit today to the ss
he pounds Kuala Lumpar resources with the B-29's
A nice big furl ball over kendari today -28 Franks and 20 tonies intercept 52 kittyhawks and 22 beaufighters
I lose 8 fighters, he loses 21!
the fleet/fleets are about parrallel with formosa - headed south
Any ship left that can carry fuel -or well about 75% are headed to davao with fuel as well.
big seas, fast ships, life tastes better with salt
RE: The giant stirs
24/7/44
Third day in a row to lose 3 AKs to SS - and a AO as well
nanchang and Kuala Lumpar again pounded.
Tabpub tells me that he is trying to get a feel on what is required to set large fires[:(]
Some Lillies kami -and miss PTs
grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
AV sanyo maru is sunk by a SS. Gawd, what a shocker of a turn.
And then 2 -yes 2 more AO hit by SS
How many SS are there out here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My ASW groups are dashing here and there - totally ineffectively
terrible turn
Third day in a row to lose 3 AKs to SS - and a AO as well
nanchang and Kuala Lumpar again pounded.
Tabpub tells me that he is trying to get a feel on what is required to set large fires[:(]
Some Lillies kami -and miss PTs
grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
AV sanyo maru is sunk by a SS. Gawd, what a shocker of a turn.
And then 2 -yes 2 more AO hit by SS
How many SS are there out here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My ASW groups are dashing here and there - totally ineffectively
terrible turn
big seas, fast ships, life tastes better with salt
RE: The giant stirs
25/7
We actually sink a ss today -but guess what -2 AK, and a ML sunk.
Most of these losses have been two convoys off the north brunie coast.
Both convoys have failed to reach their destinations -totally hunted down.
tabpub tells me that he vectored a lot onto them -and they could not dodge, dodge, weave and duck!
Minor japanese air strikes, some kamis, some francis, some betties.
All miss/shot down.
nanking pounded again
We actually sink a ss today -but guess what -2 AK, and a ML sunk.
Most of these losses have been two convoys off the north brunie coast.
Both convoys have failed to reach their destinations -totally hunted down.
tabpub tells me that he vectored a lot onto them -and they could not dodge, dodge, weave and duck!
Minor japanese air strikes, some kamis, some francis, some betties.
All miss/shot down.
nanking pounded again
big seas, fast ships, life tastes better with salt
RE: The giant stirs
Ok, Ive got a bit to catch up on today
The next 4 days are to be posted -a lot has changed too.
26/7/44
No SS attacks today!
I have begun moving plans to the front -as I figure the pilot bug must have hurt Tabpub as much as me.
The first major engagement is at maumere - enemy planse from Timor operating against it
34 frank of resonable experience battle 27 kittyhawks and 9 beufighters, I lose 5, he loses 7
A fast transport run into Weda is attacked on the way out -CL Yura and Yahagi are both hit by single bombs -they will fight on
The fleet keeps coming south.
I keep moving planes to the front
The next 4 days are to be posted -a lot has changed too.
26/7/44
No SS attacks today!
I have begun moving plans to the front -as I figure the pilot bug must have hurt Tabpub as much as me.
The first major engagement is at maumere - enemy planse from Timor operating against it
34 frank of resonable experience battle 27 kittyhawks and 9 beufighters, I lose 5, he loses 7
A fast transport run into Weda is attacked on the way out -CL Yura and Yahagi are both hit by single bombs -they will fight on
The fleet keeps coming south.
I keep moving planes to the front
big seas, fast ships, life tastes better with salt
RE: The giant stirs
27/9/44
again maumere is a hot spot
20 frank vs 34 kitthawk, 8 beufighters.
I lose 6, he loses 4.
resistance is about to end in Siagon!
I consider things
He is bombing Weda again, and Morotia -its obvious as the month nears its end that his next attack -Tabpub is a attack once a month man[:'(] -is due.
It will come due north -towards the phillipines -under LBA
A subsidory attack will depart from Timor -where Kupang forces will soon succumb -next target iether kendari, or, more likely, maumere.
I have decided to deploy max force against the timor op - based on the encouraging performance of my air against his commonwealth air.
I order 4 divisions in manilla to load!
Kupang -here we come
I intend to throw a big counter punch into his flank -as he committs to the north attack.
KB, will commit!
again maumere is a hot spot
20 frank vs 34 kitthawk, 8 beufighters.
I lose 6, he loses 4.
resistance is about to end in Siagon!
I consider things
He is bombing Weda again, and Morotia -its obvious as the month nears its end that his next attack -Tabpub is a attack once a month man[:'(] -is due.
It will come due north -towards the phillipines -under LBA
A subsidory attack will depart from Timor -where Kupang forces will soon succumb -next target iether kendari, or, more likely, maumere.
I have decided to deploy max force against the timor op - based on the encouraging performance of my air against his commonwealth air.
I order 4 divisions in manilla to load!
Kupang -here we come
I intend to throw a big counter punch into his flank -as he committs to the north attack.
KB, will commit!
big seas, fast ships, life tastes better with salt
RE: The giant stirs
28/9/44
Operation underbelly I will call it!
Morotai is an intebnse battle sight today.
26 Tony meet his crack P38's -and die.
the orders for underbelly are impimented
KB arrives davao tomorrow.
Operation underbelly I will call it!
Morotai is an intebnse battle sight today.
26 Tony meet his crack P38's -and die.
the orders for underbelly are impimented
KB arrives davao tomorrow.
big seas, fast ships, life tastes better with salt
RE: The giant stirs
29/7/44
The Japanese have a mixed day today
3 waves of attackers attack maumare today
34 beufighters/19 kitty hawk - meet 11 tony, 21 george and 25 franks
18 enemy shot down for 10 lost
24 beufighters and 18 kittyhawk -meet 9 tony, 27george, and 23 frank
37 shot down for 2 lost[:'(][:'(][:'(]
then another strike -32 beufighters, 25 kittyhawk - 24 shot down for 10 lost
but tabpub evens it up over morotai -I lose 20 franks for 3 kills vs corsairs and P38s
he bombs parishimo with B-29s -and other usual bombing about the map.
I am now fighting him in Timor -and trying to keep him honest in the southern area of the phillipines.
Half of KB, most of the surface fleet refuels Davao - enough fuel was gathered! -and heads towards balikapapan.
the other half is north of Yap at the moment, and a decoy force is near her as well..
WE GO TO FIGHT!
The Japanese have a mixed day today
3 waves of attackers attack maumare today
34 beufighters/19 kitty hawk - meet 11 tony, 21 george and 25 franks
18 enemy shot down for 10 lost
24 beufighters and 18 kittyhawk -meet 9 tony, 27george, and 23 frank
37 shot down for 2 lost[:'(][:'(][:'(]
then another strike -32 beufighters, 25 kittyhawk - 24 shot down for 10 lost
but tabpub evens it up over morotai -I lose 20 franks for 3 kills vs corsairs and P38s
he bombs parishimo with B-29s -and other usual bombing about the map.
I am now fighting him in Timor -and trying to keep him honest in the southern area of the phillipines.
Half of KB, most of the surface fleet refuels Davao - enough fuel was gathered! -and heads towards balikapapan.
the other half is north of Yap at the moment, and a decoy force is near her as well..
WE GO TO FIGHT!
big seas, fast ships, life tastes better with salt
RE: The giant stirs
its got nothing to do with the game -but it has affected mightily how I play it
We got smashed in a storm december 9th
A new roof goes on the house -today!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
No more internal rain showers.[:-]
Now to just get the inside of the house fixed!
We got smashed in a storm december 9th
A new roof goes on the house -today!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
No more internal rain showers.[:-]
Now to just get the inside of the house fixed!
big seas, fast ships, life tastes better with salt
we fight
30/7/44
A mixed day of wins and losses -and a lot of frustrating stuff
Nothing to fret over as PZB has given such a good heads up on WITP little fobibles[:'(]
We attack shipping at Kupang -Tabub has moved the corsairs in, but I don't think the pilots were very good -the bug has got him too[8|]
10 corsair
10 kittyhawk
9 beaufighters defended against
8 tony
17 george
36 Frank
21 oscar
12 kate
10 lilly
We shoot down 5 corsairs, and 6 kittyhawks, 5 beufighters
I lose 7 tony, 13 frank, and then watch every attack plane dive into an airfield[:@][:@][:@]
20 oscars then dive on -PT boats[:@]
41 frank escort 51 oscars -60 odd spits, kittys , boomerang defenders at lautern
we knock down 30 fighters, for 18 franks lost -all the oscars dive on a MSW -and miss[:(]
he pounds Palua with B-29s today
The afternoon sees yet more solid strikes go in, Franks, and oscars, with mixes of Grace and betty and sally bombers, losses are heavier in the arvo -28 enemy shot down for nearly 80 off all types lost
We miss the targets -destroyers -again
All up, 307 planes lost/expended today -for 81 enemy
This -for us -was a huge day of air combat - and really, really has me scraping the bottom of the barrel
Most of the fleet is half way from Davao to Balikapapan -although 3 old BBs and Ryujo are near Palua
With Weda, menando, wolemai all being pounded in the arvo - I expect the attack in this area very, very, shortly!
A mixed day of wins and losses -and a lot of frustrating stuff
Nothing to fret over as PZB has given such a good heads up on WITP little fobibles[:'(]
We attack shipping at Kupang -Tabub has moved the corsairs in, but I don't think the pilots were very good -the bug has got him too[8|]
10 corsair
10 kittyhawk
9 beaufighters defended against
8 tony
17 george
36 Frank
21 oscar
12 kate
10 lilly
We shoot down 5 corsairs, and 6 kittyhawks, 5 beufighters
I lose 7 tony, 13 frank, and then watch every attack plane dive into an airfield[:@][:@][:@]
20 oscars then dive on -PT boats[:@]
41 frank escort 51 oscars -60 odd spits, kittys , boomerang defenders at lautern
we knock down 30 fighters, for 18 franks lost -all the oscars dive on a MSW -and miss[:(]
he pounds Palua with B-29s today
The afternoon sees yet more solid strikes go in, Franks, and oscars, with mixes of Grace and betty and sally bombers, losses are heavier in the arvo -28 enemy shot down for nearly 80 off all types lost
We miss the targets -destroyers -again
All up, 307 planes lost/expended today -for 81 enemy
This -for us -was a huge day of air combat - and really, really has me scraping the bottom of the barrel
Most of the fleet is half way from Davao to Balikapapan -although 3 old BBs and Ryujo are near Palua
With Weda, menando, wolemai all being pounded in the arvo - I expect the attack in this area very, very, shortly!
big seas, fast ships, life tastes better with salt
RE: we fight
31/7/44
My airforce very quiet today -as shattered groups pull out
The fleet is nearly too Balikapapan -and here comes the invasion fleet -death star approaching Woleai!!!!!!!!
I could send one Task force of KB there -its just entered Davao -6 CVs in it -but decide not too - I continue the plan - a re -invasion of timor -the troops for which are now approaching Jolo island from the North.
The 3 BBs, and Ryujo are just near Yap - so I detach 4 DDs to Woleai - hope to catch his MSW -its a suicide run -but may be worth it -Tabpub will sit 2 hexes clear of the island until he deems it pacified enough.
I can see the invasion fleet about 6 hexes south of the death star
Token air attacks are ordered -futile -but will try to keep him honest!
My airforce very quiet today -as shattered groups pull out
The fleet is nearly too Balikapapan -and here comes the invasion fleet -death star approaching Woleai!!!!!!!!
I could send one Task force of KB there -its just entered Davao -6 CVs in it -but decide not too - I continue the plan - a re -invasion of timor -the troops for which are now approaching Jolo island from the North.
The 3 BBs, and Ryujo are just near Yap - so I detach 4 DDs to Woleai - hope to catch his MSW -its a suicide run -but may be worth it -Tabpub will sit 2 hexes clear of the island until he deems it pacified enough.
I can see the invasion fleet about 6 hexes south of the death star
Token air attacks are ordered -futile -but will try to keep him honest!
big seas, fast ships, life tastes better with salt
RE: we fight
1/8/44
Well, its August
And the Giant now strides about
A CAP of 320 plus planes is over wolemai, B-29s pound Ulithi, and countless helldivers and Avengers provide support
3 DDs are sunk at Wolemai - I tried to catch what i hoped would be the mineswepers -no go.
Some Kami Lillys sink a LVM near Dilli
I have a whole string of strikes go in at the invasion today - no results, no survivors..
Still, Im committed now. The majority of the fleet draws the last fuel again at Balikapapan, and waits for the remaining elements to catch up.
I think Tabpub smells a rat though........................
Well, its August
And the Giant now strides about
A CAP of 320 plus planes is over wolemai, B-29s pound Ulithi, and countless helldivers and Avengers provide support
3 DDs are sunk at Wolemai - I tried to catch what i hoped would be the mineswepers -no go.
Some Kami Lillys sink a LVM near Dilli
I have a whole string of strikes go in at the invasion today - no results, no survivors..
Still, Im committed now. The majority of the fleet draws the last fuel again at Balikapapan, and waits for the remaining elements to catch up.
I think Tabpub smells a rat though........................
big seas, fast ships, life tastes better with salt
fun times - not!
2/8/44
Tabpub attaention to detail knows no bounds -mines now dotting many bases in the phillipines - just more of the strangling.
The Invasion of Woeai continues (Ill learn how to spell it one day!0 -with 2 BBs pounding away today
Ulithi is creamed by B-29s - and its carnage as many planes are destroyed on the ground
About ten pitiful attacks go in against the death star - a few bombers here, a few more there -pathetic stuff.(not the game mechanics - just what Im reduced to here[8|])
meanwhile, the fleet leaves balikapapan -trying to gather it for the great thrust.
Big plans for tomorrow - Kupang is full of ships -and I suspect not much CAP!
Tabpub attaention to detail knows no bounds -mines now dotting many bases in the phillipines - just more of the strangling.
The Invasion of Woeai continues (Ill learn how to spell it one day!0 -with 2 BBs pounding away today
Ulithi is creamed by B-29s - and its carnage as many planes are destroyed on the ground
About ten pitiful attacks go in against the death star - a few bombers here, a few more there -pathetic stuff.(not the game mechanics - just what Im reduced to here[8|])
meanwhile, the fleet leaves balikapapan -trying to gather it for the great thrust.
Big plans for tomorrow - Kupang is full of ships -and I suspect not much CAP!
big seas, fast ships, life tastes better with salt
RE: fun times - not!
SSSSSSSSSSSMACKKKKKKKKKKKKKK!!!!!
A very good day for Japan today all up.
First the bad news -2 AOs blunder into air range just near morotio -they are sunk both by helldivers and a ss -which is sunk in return by the escorts
4 MSW run into the invasion fleet - BB Richelue expends a lot of Ammo - glug, glug, glug, go the MSW...............
really heavy Naval bombardments of Woleai, and masses of LBA heavies.
But this invasion is a bit different
For the first time in a long time the troops ashore are still very well supplied -and Tabpub tells me he thought only one regiment was there -true last month -not now.
2 full strength mixed brigade, 2special base forces, 2 base forces, construction troops, face 2 american divisions and a Amphib brigade -behind size 9 forts - and they are still in very, very good nick too.
0 to 1 shock attack -forts still 9, and 3860 caso's to my 508.
So by the looks of things Tabpub is stuck with another long slog - and today He sighted CV's (the ryujo) to the North east -and BBs to the North west.
Surely his death star has to stay put.
meanwhile My fleet is off mallacca -gathering
The strikes on Kupang go in today!!!!
39 kittyhawk, 11 corsair CAP
wave one:
14 Frank, 26 jack, 66 george,6 tony and 16 grace TBD
34 kittyhawk shot down, 1 corsair shotdown[8|]
33 of our fighters go down -Corsairs just too good -but the grace get in - for no hits[:@]
But the way is paved
wave 2 meets 10 corsair -5 kittyhawks
34 oscars escort 8 grace, 53 betties, 30 francis, 59 sally 23 helens
The oscars are good enough!
Just 2 bombers lost, and only 8 fighters as well.
The strike is good -I count 17 LCVPs sunk -and troop casualties are reported as well, so they were loaded.
I hope that this disrupted something
Tomorrow
1. Fleet to come into final strike range -at 90% CAP tomorrow
2. Flooding the area with as many fighters as I can scrape up
Bombers to the rear!!!!
Then day after -the plan is this -many BBs at eastern end of timor. Many ships in the area.
A Surface strike by light forces -hope to get a react towards dilli by his BBs.
Surface strikes into Kupang
And KB to go in and to kill what it can
Surface forces to seek battle.
And if all goes well - I intend to fight, and fight -4 divisions to crash ashore Kupang, and to force him to change his timetable -again.
Banzia!!!
A very good day for Japan today all up.
First the bad news -2 AOs blunder into air range just near morotio -they are sunk both by helldivers and a ss -which is sunk in return by the escorts
4 MSW run into the invasion fleet - BB Richelue expends a lot of Ammo - glug, glug, glug, go the MSW...............
really heavy Naval bombardments of Woleai, and masses of LBA heavies.
But this invasion is a bit different
For the first time in a long time the troops ashore are still very well supplied -and Tabpub tells me he thought only one regiment was there -true last month -not now.
2 full strength mixed brigade, 2special base forces, 2 base forces, construction troops, face 2 american divisions and a Amphib brigade -behind size 9 forts - and they are still in very, very good nick too.
0 to 1 shock attack -forts still 9, and 3860 caso's to my 508.
So by the looks of things Tabpub is stuck with another long slog - and today He sighted CV's (the ryujo) to the North east -and BBs to the North west.
Surely his death star has to stay put.
meanwhile My fleet is off mallacca -gathering
The strikes on Kupang go in today!!!!
39 kittyhawk, 11 corsair CAP
wave one:
14 Frank, 26 jack, 66 george,6 tony and 16 grace TBD
34 kittyhawk shot down, 1 corsair shotdown[8|]
33 of our fighters go down -Corsairs just too good -but the grace get in - for no hits[:@]
But the way is paved
wave 2 meets 10 corsair -5 kittyhawks
34 oscars escort 8 grace, 53 betties, 30 francis, 59 sally 23 helens
The oscars are good enough!
Just 2 bombers lost, and only 8 fighters as well.
The strike is good -I count 17 LCVPs sunk -and troop casualties are reported as well, so they were loaded.
I hope that this disrupted something
Tomorrow
1. Fleet to come into final strike range -at 90% CAP tomorrow
2. Flooding the area with as many fighters as I can scrape up
Bombers to the rear!!!!
Then day after -the plan is this -many BBs at eastern end of timor. Many ships in the area.
A Surface strike by light forces -hope to get a react towards dilli by his BBs.
Surface strikes into Kupang
And KB to go in and to kill what it can
Surface forces to seek battle.
And if all goes well - I intend to fight, and fight -4 divisions to crash ashore Kupang, and to force him to change his timetable -again.
Banzia!!!
big seas, fast ships, life tastes better with salt
RE: fun times - not!
Me thinks no one is reading this, but we persist.
Tabpub informs me I have thrown a spanner into the works -again!
Timor is emptying of ships like rats in front of a terrior -as the entire navy bears down on it.
Kupang suddenly grows 144 fighters according to recon, Dilli 100"s as well -lautern? who knows
There are no PTs at Kupang, just 4 at dilli, lots at Lautern
If tomorrow, I encounter them by the dozens at Kupang -well Ill be rightly pissed off!
The battle fleet commences bombardments of kupang tomorrow -and KB keeps coming, under max CAP
The woleai invasion - BB Hyuga and Ise are both hit by liberator bombers today -man I hate 4 engine bombers on low level naval attack
Still -they serve as a nice decoy -I hope
Ryujo works to the north east of truk -huntingI think she will die tomorrow.
Every plane I can spare is headed towards timor battle -and the troop convoy is now off Balikapapan.
Tomorrow the storm will break!!!!!!
Tabpub informs me I have thrown a spanner into the works -again!
Timor is emptying of ships like rats in front of a terrior -as the entire navy bears down on it.
Kupang suddenly grows 144 fighters according to recon, Dilli 100"s as well -lautern? who knows
There are no PTs at Kupang, just 4 at dilli, lots at Lautern
If tomorrow, I encounter them by the dozens at Kupang -well Ill be rightly pissed off!
The battle fleet commences bombardments of kupang tomorrow -and KB keeps coming, under max CAP
The woleai invasion - BB Hyuga and Ise are both hit by liberator bombers today -man I hate 4 engine bombers on low level naval attack
Still -they serve as a nice decoy -I hope
Ryujo works to the north east of truk -huntingI think she will die tomorrow.
Every plane I can spare is headed towards timor battle -and the troop convoy is now off Balikapapan.
Tomorrow the storm will break!!!!!!
big seas, fast ships, life tastes better with salt
RE: fun times - not!
I'm reading and well done on upsetting Tabpub, if just a little.
It's hard to be on the offensive in 44 as Japan!
It's hard to be on the offensive in 44 as Japan!
Robert Lee
RE: fun times - not!
Thanks guys for sticking around
As a reward - we present the first day of
THE DECISIVE BATTLE
The first day of the final days (I would think ) of KB begin
A singlre DD enters Kupang hbr -encounters 4 pt boats -the ones from dilli.
Sinks one -no damage
This is bad -it means the naval bombardments DID not occur
Worse -as daylight breaks - Jap ships still in hbr.
CRUD
AM Phase
MANY, MANY ships headed to Palua!
90 B-29s hit Hiroshima
Kuala Lumpar hit hard
18 P38 and 10 corsair escort 3 beuforts against the Atago in Kupang hbr -no hits
Then from Kupang, 10 kittyhawk, 19 corsair, 40 P38 escort 9 beuforts against KB
71 george and 433 zekes CAP
We shoot them all down -but lose 144 zekes, and 41 george -OUCH
Then comes waves of bombers against the CA Atago, CL Yahagi, CL Yura, DD Kashi, all in the hbr -they are badly beaten up - wont get home
Another small strike against the Kirishima -miss
And that is day one -but Im committed
Here are the orders
CVs
Kaga, Akagi,Hiryu, Taiho,soryu,shokuka,zuikaka,unryu,Amagi,Katsaguri,Junyo, Hiyo,chitose ,chiyoda, 5CVE in 3 Task forces sail to the hex 2 hexes due north of Kupang -30% CAP only -everything else on strike -the vast majority of Dive bombers are Kamis
1cl, 7 dd -attack Dilli -3 enemy BBs here at least -the main target -get them to react into the CV range
Yamato, Mushia, Nagato, Mutsu -7 dd will pound Kupang
3CA,4 cl will hit Kupang
Kirishima, Haranua to draw fire -charging towards Dilli
6 More CA to hit Kupang
And one little DD to sail to Lautern
Muamere -100 fighters to sweep Kupang, 50 bombers to bomb field
Kendari - bombers -many betties -naval attack
Maccassar - bombers on naval attack
There are still ships at Kupang, a fleet I think in Dilli
My counter invasion fleet will soon arive off Mallacca -its coming as hard as it can
This is it -I expect heavy losses - especially to his 4 engine LBA -I predict Liberators at 6000 feet to sink most of KB -but this was a one way trip - no fuel left.
BANZIA -we go down in glory!
As a reward - we present the first day of
THE DECISIVE BATTLE
The first day of the final days (I would think ) of KB begin
A singlre DD enters Kupang hbr -encounters 4 pt boats -the ones from dilli.
Sinks one -no damage
This is bad -it means the naval bombardments DID not occur
Worse -as daylight breaks - Jap ships still in hbr.
CRUD
AM Phase
MANY, MANY ships headed to Palua!
90 B-29s hit Hiroshima
Kuala Lumpar hit hard
18 P38 and 10 corsair escort 3 beuforts against the Atago in Kupang hbr -no hits
Then from Kupang, 10 kittyhawk, 19 corsair, 40 P38 escort 9 beuforts against KB
71 george and 433 zekes CAP
We shoot them all down -but lose 144 zekes, and 41 george -OUCH
Then comes waves of bombers against the CA Atago, CL Yahagi, CL Yura, DD Kashi, all in the hbr -they are badly beaten up - wont get home
Another small strike against the Kirishima -miss
And that is day one -but Im committed
Here are the orders
CVs
Kaga, Akagi,Hiryu, Taiho,soryu,shokuka,zuikaka,unryu,Amagi,Katsaguri,Junyo, Hiyo,chitose ,chiyoda, 5CVE in 3 Task forces sail to the hex 2 hexes due north of Kupang -30% CAP only -everything else on strike -the vast majority of Dive bombers are Kamis
1cl, 7 dd -attack Dilli -3 enemy BBs here at least -the main target -get them to react into the CV range
Yamato, Mushia, Nagato, Mutsu -7 dd will pound Kupang
3CA,4 cl will hit Kupang
Kirishima, Haranua to draw fire -charging towards Dilli
6 More CA to hit Kupang
And one little DD to sail to Lautern
Muamere -100 fighters to sweep Kupang, 50 bombers to bomb field
Kendari - bombers -many betties -naval attack
Maccassar - bombers on naval attack
There are still ships at Kupang, a fleet I think in Dilli
My counter invasion fleet will soon arive off Mallacca -its coming as hard as it can
This is it -I expect heavy losses - especially to his 4 engine LBA -I predict Liberators at 6000 feet to sink most of KB -but this was a one way trip - no fuel left.
BANZIA -we go down in glory!
big seas, fast ships, life tastes better with salt